Charalambos Lalousis

New Minister of Citizen Protection Notis Mitarakis vowed to "deal with phenomena of racist violence and protect vulnerable social groups," during the handover ceremony on Tuesday from the acting minister Charalambos Lalousis.

Greece's caretaker Foreign Minister Vassilis Kaskarelis and Turkey's newly sworn Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan discussed the migration issue in a phone call Tuesday.

Migrant flows into Greece have picked up over the past few weeks, aided by lower water levels on the Evros river, which forms almost all the land border between the two countries.

A 16-member caretaker government, led by senior judge Ioannis Sarmas, will be sworn in at noon at the Presidential Mansion.

The list of caretaker government ministers set to assume leadership for a month leading up to the second round of elections on June 25 was officially announced on Thursday.

SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance leader Alexis Tsipras. Photo; EPA-EFE/ALEXANDROS VLACHOS

The Authority for Communication Security and Privacy ADAE, on Tuesday, sent its findings on the wiretapping case to the speaker of parliament and the party leaders.